Counties in Minnesota by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly)

Anoka County had the highest fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly) of 87 counties in 2023, at $1,410. Wilkin County had the lowest, at $826. The median was $874. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest1,410Anoka County
Lowest826Wilkin County
Median87487 counties

Map of counties, 2023

Aitkin County: 847 USDAnoka County: 1,410 USDBecker County: 865 USDBeltrami County: 1,050 USDBenton County: 972 USDBig Stone County: 826 USDBlue Earth County: 1,056 USDBrown County: 826 USDCarlton County: 1,087 USDCarver County: 1,410 USDCass County: 875 USDChippewa County: 826 USDChisago County: 1,410 USDClay County: 911 USDClearwater County: 853 USDCook County: 826 USDCottonwood County: 826 USDCrow Wing County: 994 USDDakota County: 1,410 USDDodge County: 1,224 USDDouglas County: 869 USDFaribault County: 826 USDFillmore County: 873 USDFreeborn County: 874 USDGoodhue County: 921 USDGrant County: 826 USDHennepin County: 1,410 USDHouston County: 1,024 USDHubbard County: 891 USDIsanti County: 1,410 USDItasca County: 958 USDJackson County: 826 USDKanabec County: 974 USDKandiyohi County: 848 USDKittson County: 826 USDKoochiching County: 826 USDLac qui Parle County: 826 USDLake County: 997 USDLake of the Woods County: 905 USDLe Sueur County: 994 USDLincoln County: 826 USDLyon County: 826 USDMcLeod County: 847 USDMahnomen County: 826 USDMarshall County: 831 USDMartin County: 849 USDMeeker County: 881 USDMille Lacs County: 998 USDMorrison County: 839 USDMower County: 969 USDMurray County: 826 USDNicollet County: 1,056 USDNobles County: 924 USDNorman County: 826 USDOlmsted County: 1,224 USDOtter Tail County: 863 USDPennington County: 940 USDPine County: 1,017 USDPipestone County: 826 USDPolk County: 890 USDPope County: 925 USDRamsey County: 1,410 USDRed Lake County: 826 USDRedwood County: 826 USDRenville County: 826 USDRice County: 1,073 USDRock County: 880 USDRoseau County: 872 USDSt. Louis County: 1,087 USDScott County: 1,410 USDSherburne County: 1,410 USDSibley County: 858 USDStearns County: 972 USDSteele County: 939 USDStevens County: 842 USDSwift County: 826 USDTodd County: 826 USDTraverse County: 826 USDWabasha County: 826 USDWadena County: 837 USDWaseca County: 826 USDWashington County: 1,410 USDWatonwan County: 826 USDWilkin County: 826 USDWinona County: 894 USDWright County: 1,410 USDYellow Medicine County: 828 USD
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  • 830 to 840
  • 840 to 870
  • 870 to 960
  • 960 to 1,100
  • 1,100 and over
USD, 2023. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Anoka County: 1,410 USDAnoka County1,410Carver County: 1,410 USDCarver County1,410Chisago County: 1,410 USDChisago County1,410Dakota County: 1,410 USDDakota County1,410Hennepin County: 1,410 USDHennepin County1,410Isanti County: 1,410 USDIsanti County1,410Ramsey County: 1,410 USDRamsey County1,410Scott County: 1,410 USDScott County1,410Sherburne County: 1,410 USDSherburne County1,410Washington County: 1,410 USDWashington County1,410Wright County: 1,410 USDWright County1,410Dodge County: 1,224 USDDodge County1,224Olmsted County: 1,224 USDOlmsted County1,224Carlton County: 1,087 USDCarlton County1,087St. Louis County: 1,087 USDSt. Louis County1,087Rice County: 1,073 USDRice County1,073Blue Earth County: 1,056 USDBlue Earth County1,056Nicollet County: 1,056 USDNicollet County1,056Beltrami County: 1,050 USDBeltrami County1,050Houston County: 1,024 USDHouston County1,024Pine County: 1,017 USDPine County1,017Mille Lacs County: 998 USDMille Lacs County998Lake County: 997 USDLake County997Crow Wing County: 994 USDCrow Wing County994Le Sueur County: 994 USDLe Sueur County994Kanabec County: 974 USDKanabec County974Benton County: 972 USDBenton County972Stearns County: 972 USDStearns County972Mower County: 969 USDMower County969Itasca County: 958 USDItasca County958Pennington County: 940 USDPennington County940Steele County: 939 USDSteele County939Pope County: 925 USDPope County925Nobles County: 924 USDNobles County924Goodhue County: 921 USDGoodhue County921Clay County: 911 USDClay County911Lake of the Woods County: 905 USDLake of the Woods County905Winona County: 894 USDWinona County894Hubbard County: 891 USDHubbard County891Polk County: 890 USDPolk County890Anoka County: 1,410 USDAnoka County1,410Carver County: 1,410 USDCarver County1,410Chisago County: 1,410 USDChisago County1,410Dakota County: 1,410 USDDakota County1,410Hennepin County: 1,410 USDHennepin County1,410Isanti County: 1,410 USDIsanti County1,410Ramsey County: 1,410 USDRamsey County1,410Scott County: 1,410 USDScott County1,410Sherburne County: 1,410 USDSherburne County1,410Washington County: 1,410 USDWashington County1,410Wright County: 1,410 USDWright County1,410Dodge County: 1,224 USDDodge County1,224Olmsted County: 1,224 USDOlmsted County1,224Carlton County: 1,087 USDCarlton County1,087St. Louis County: 1,087 USDSt. Louis County1,087Rice County: 1,073 USDRice County1,073Blue Earth County: 1,056 USDBlue Earth County1,056Nicollet County: 1,056 USDNicollet County1,056Beltrami County: 1,050 USDBeltrami County1,050Houston County: 1,024 USDHouston County1,024Pine County: 1,017 USDPine County1,017Mille Lacs County: 998 USDMille Lacs County998Lake County: 997 USDLake County997Crow Wing County: 994 USDCrow Wing County994Le Sueur County: 994 USDLe Sueur County994Kanabec County: 974 USDKanabec County974Benton County: 972 USDBenton County972Stearns County: 972 USDStearns County972Mower County: 969 USDMower County969Itasca County: 958 USDItasca County958Pennington County: 940 USDPennington County940Steele County: 939 USDSteele County939Pope County: 925 USDPope County925Nobles County: 924 USDNobles County924Goodhue County: 921 USDGoodhue County921Clay County: 911 USDClay County911Lake of the Woods County: 905 USDLake of the Woods County905Winona County: 894 USDWinona County894Hubbard County: 891 USDHubbard County891Polk County: 890 USDPolk County890
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
USD
Change on 2022
1Anoka County1,410+6.1%
1Carver County1,410+6.1%
1Chisago County1,410+6.1%
1Dakota County1,410+6.1%
1Hennepin County1,410+6.1%
1Isanti County1,410+6.1%
1Ramsey County1,410+6.1%
1Scott County1,410+6.1%
1Sherburne County1,410+6.1%
1Washington County1,410+6.1%
1Wright County1,410+6.1%
12Dodge County1,224+11.9%
12Olmsted County1,224+11.9%
14Carlton County1,087+16.1%
14St. Louis County1,087+16.1%
16Rice County1,073+8.8%
17Blue Earth County1,056+6.5%
17Nicollet County1,056+6.5%
19Beltrami County1,050+15.4%
20Houston County1,024+10.1%
21Pine County1,017+16%
22Mille Lacs County998+3.7%
23Lake County997+20.7%
24Crow Wing County994+12.3%
24Le Sueur County994+3.1%
26Kanabec County974+5.8%
27Benton County972+9.7%
27Stearns County972+9.7%
29Mower County969+14.7%
30Itasca County958+8.2%
31Pennington County940+15.1%
32Steele County939+9.1%
33Pope County925+13.2%
34Nobles County924+13%
35Goodhue County921+8.2%
36Clay County911+6.1%
37Lake of the Woods County905+9.6%
38Winona County894+7.3%
39Hubbard County891+11.8%
40Polk County890+4.2%
41Meeker County881+8.2%
42Rock County880+10.6%
43Cass County875+10.3%
44Freeborn County874+10.1%
45Fillmore County873+7.4%
46Roseau County872+8.9%
47Douglas County869+7.3%
48Becker County865+6.8%
49Otter Tail County863+10.5%
50Sibley County858+9.4%
51Clearwater County853+12.7%
52Martin County849+9.8%
53Kandiyohi County848+3.8%
54Aitkin County847+6.8%
54McLeod County847+3.2%
56Stevens County842+11.2%
57Morrison County839+9.7%
58Wadena County837+10.6%
59Marshall County831+9.8%
60Yellow Medicine County828+9.4%
61Big Stone County826+9.1%
61Brown County826+9.1%
61Chippewa County826+9.1%
61Cook County826+9.1%
61Cottonwood County826+9.1%
61Faribault County826+9.1%
61Grant County826+9.1%
61Jackson County826+9.1%
61Kittson County826+9.1%
61Koochiching County826+9.1%
61Lac qui Parle County826+9.1%
61Lincoln County826+9.1%
61Lyon County826+9.1%
61Mahnomen County826+9.1%
61Murray County826+9.1%
61Norman County826+9.1%
61Pipestone County826+9.1%
61Red Lake County826+9.1%
61Redwood County826+9.1%
61Renville County826+9.1%
61Swift County826+9.1%
61Todd County826+9.1%
61Traverse County826+9.1%
61Wabasha County826+9.1%
61Waseca County826+9.1%
61Watonwan County826+9.1%
61Wilkin County826+9.1%

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About this ranking

Monthly gross rent, in US dollars, that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) sets for a two-bedroom unit in the HUD area that contains the county.

More on how it is measured
  • Gross rent is the rent plus all utilities paid by the tenant except telephone, cable or satellite television and internet.
  • HUD sets Fair Market Rents at the 40th percentile of gross rents paid by recent movers for standard-quality rental units, from American Community Survey data brought forward to the fiscal year; until 2018 a few metropolitan areas were set at the 50th percentile.
  • They set payment standards for Housing Choice Vouchers and rent ceilings in other HUD programs.

A policy benchmark, not a measured rent: it is lower than the median rent by design and differs from the Census Bureau median gross rent. HUD sets one value per HUD area, a metropolitan area (sometimes split into HUD Metro FMR Areas) or a non-metropolitan county, so every county of a metropolitan area shows the same figure. Counties in the six New England states have no value, because HUD defines their areas by town and a county can span several areas. Where HUD splits off part of a county, the county value is the rest of the county: Howard County, Maryland, without Columbia until FY2015, and Crawford County, Missouri, without its part of Sullivan. The year is HUD's federal fiscal year: FY2027 runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD USER. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2023/FY23_FMRs_revised.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2023). HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in Minnesota by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2023/FY23_FMRs_revised.xlsx

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HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Minnesota by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2023. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 15 Mar. 2023, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2023/FY23_FMRs_revised.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-two-bedroom/minnesota-counties?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2023) HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Minnesota by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2023/FY23_FMRs_revised.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-two-bedroom/minnesota-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly)?

Anoka County, with $1,410 in 2023, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

Which county has the lowest fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly)?

Wilkin County, with $826 in 2023.

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